On Nov. 1, Hello Kitty turns 40 years old — with a four-day celebration, Los Angeles’s first annual Hello Kitty Con, taking place in her honor Oct. 30-Nov. 2. It’s...

Although she may humbly deny it, Annie Lennox is an icon. From her gender-bending days in the Eurythmics, to her Grammy- and Oscar-winning solo work, to her tireless philanthropy, she’s...

  Earlier this year, I willingly made a fool of myself by participating in Randy Jackson’s American Idol boot camp — an experience which literally ended in tears, when I...

  When Jesse Camp — the infamously haystack-haired, lanky-legged winner of MTV’s 1998 “Wanna Be a VJ” contest — resurfaced last week on a Hollywood red carpet, after years of...

It’s been two decades since a drag queen really broke through to the pop-music mainstream: That was RuPaul, with the 1993 smash single “Supermodel (You Better Work).” But now Ru’s...

Gary Numan is a bona fide synth-rock pioneer and the artist behind “Cars,” one the biggest and most beloved new wave hits of all time. His critically acclaimed 12th studio...

When Beck released Midnite Vultures in 1999, he “wanted it to sound like Captain Beefheart produced by Puff Daddy — that was my grand concept,” according to an interview he...

Ten years ago this month, “Star Search” went off the air for good. The pioneering TV talent competition, which had its heyday during its Ed McMahon years from 1983 to...

A longer version of this article first appeared on Yahoo Music. IFC’s sleeper-hit sketch comedy show Portlandia, helmed by punk musician-turned SNL cast member-turned-Seth Meyers bandleader Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney/Wild...

Randy Jackson may no longer be a judge on “American Idol,” but the Dawg is still in the house this season, albeit in a mentoring role. With the show now...